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John Tayloe
Petworth was the name of the 205-acre country estate of John Tayloe III, bequeathed to his son Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, located at the northeast corner of 7th Street Pike (later known as Brightwood Avenue, now Georgia Avenue) and Rock Creek Church Road. It was sold by Tayloe's heirs to developers for $107,000. -
"Petworth"
Developers registered “Petworth” with the District surveyor as a 387-acre plat of subdivision containing the former Tayloe estate and the Marshal Brown estate. -
"West Petworth"
Real estate deals formed “West Petworth,” from land west of Brightwood Avenue, including the Ruppert Farm, which was sold for $142,680, the 20-acre Burnaby tract, and a 14-acre property known as Poor Tom’s Last Shaft. -
Henry J. Ruppert
Henry J. Ruppert sold an additional 31.7 acres west of Brightwood and Iowa Avenues and south of Utica Street (now Allison Street) to the District for a proposed municipal hospital. -
Brick Houses
Many of the thousands of similar brick row houses in the neighborhood were constructed by Cafritz Builders and by D.J. Dunigan Company in the 1920s and ’30s. -
Petworth Neighborhood Library
Petworth Neighborhood Library was the 6th neighborhood library to open in the District. Designed by D.C. Muncipal Architect Nathan C. Wyeth, the two-and-a-half story Georgian Revival-style library building opened to rave reviews. This library, sited on public property donated by the D.C. School Board, was built after Petworth-area organizations waged an extended campaign to obtain a public library in their community. -
Transportation
The Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station on the green and yellow lines opened.
